Substitution treatment for drug users increasingly available in CR

The CTK news agency reports that substitution treatment for opiate users is increasingly available in the Czech Republic. According to data from the institute of healthcare information and statistics, 949 drug users were treated with substitution medications, mostly methadone, in 2006, 14 percent more than in the previous year. Around 480 people applied for the therapy last year. Substitution treatment is available at 14 establishments, including prisons. According to data from the National Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addictions, 11,500 people were addicted to opiates in 2005.